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Core i7-2600 vs Ryzen 5 3500U


Description
The i7-2600 is based on Sandy Bridge architecture while the 3500U is based on Zen+.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-2600 gets a score of 93.7 k points while the 3500U gets 146.6 k points.

Summarizing, the 3500U is 1.6 times faster than the i7-2600 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
206a7
810f81
Core
Sandy Bridge
Picasso
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.4 GHz
2.1 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.8 GHz
3.7 GHz
Socket
LGA 1155
BGA-FP5
Cores/Threads
4/8
4/8
TDP
95 W
15 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
4x64+6x32 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
4x512 kB
Cache L3
8192 kB
4096 kB
Date
June 2011
January 2019
Mean monothread perf.
28.68k points
36.64k points
Mean multithread perf.
93.69k points
140.97k points

AVX optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode II (AVX) is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the first version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX compatible CPU was released in 2011.
Monothread
i7-2600
3500U
Test#1 (Integers)
10.03k
11.1k (x1.11)
Test#2 (FP)
8.91k
18.97k (x2.13)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.34k
3.9k (x0.9)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.41k
3.39k (x0.63)
TOTAL
28.68k
37.37k (x1.3)

Multithread

i7-2600

3500U
Test#1 (Integers)
37.69k
45.74k (x1.21)
Test#2 (FP)
34.22k
75.47k (x2.21)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
17.65k
21.89k (x1.24)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.13k
3.49k (x0.85)
TOTAL
93.69k
146.6k (x1.56)

Performance/W
i7-2600
3500U
Test#1 (Integers)
397 points/W
3049 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
360 points/W
5032 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
186 points/W
1459 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
43 points/W
233 points/W
TOTAL
986 points/W
9773 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-2600
3500U
Test#1 (Integers)
2639 points/GHz
3001 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
2343 points/GHz
5128 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1141 points/GHz
1053 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1425 points/GHz
916 points/GHz
TOTAL
7549 points/GHz
10099 points/GHz

Monothread performance graph
Monothread performance graphics gives the performance vs time. They are useful to measure the time it takes to the CPU to reach the maximum performance.

Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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Multithread performance graph
Multithread graphs measure the performance against a heavy load during certain time.

If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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